Louder Than War (video)

This article is about the Manic Street Preachers video. For the music website and magazine, see Louder Than War (website).

Louder Than War is a concert film of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers' performance at the Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba on 17 February 2001. It was released on DVD on 24 September the same year by Epic Records.

Louder Than War
Video by Manic Street Preachers
Released	24 September 2001
Recorded	17 February 2001
Venue	Karl Marx Theatre, Havana, Cuba
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Epic
Manic Street Preachers video album chronology
Leaving the 20th Century (2000) Louder Than War (2001) Forever Delayed (2002)

The concert was notable for being the first time a western rock band had played in Cuba. Fidel Castro was in attendance, and met the band before the concert. The film's title came from a conversation between the band and Castro; after the band warned him that the concert would be very loud, Castro responded (through his translator), "It cannot be louder than war, can it?"

The concert was also notable for featuring performances of several songs from the band's then-current album Know Your Enemy, some of which have not been performed since.

The bonus live tracks are taken from the same concert - out of sequence - and are presented in lower sound and video quality.

Track listing

1. 'Found That Soul'
2. 'Motorcycle Emptiness'
3. 'Kevin Carter'
4. 'Ocean Spray'
5. 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next'
6. 'Let Robeson Sing'
7. 'The Year of Purification'
8. 'Baby Elián'
9. 'Miss Europa Disco Dancer'
10. 'Wattsville Blues'
11. 'You Love Us'
12. 'Motown Junk'
13. 'Australia'
14. 'Rock and Roll Music'

Bonus live tracks

1. 'So Why So Sad'
2. 'A Design for Life'
3. 'The Masses Against the Classes'
4. 'You Stole the Sun from My Heart'
5. 'Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head'
6. 'Freedom of Speech Won't Feed My Children'

Extras

• Cuba documentary
• Tour diary
• Exclusive interviews
• Photo gallery
• Discography
• Hidden easter egg video clips

Personnel

• James Dean Bradfield - guitar, vocals
• Nicky Wire - bass guitar
• Sean Moore - drums
• Nick Nasmyth - keyboards
• Yasek Manzano Silva - trumpet on "Kevin Carter" & "Ocean Spray"

External links

• Louder Than War at Discogs (list of releases)
• Louder Than War at IMDb
• Drowned in Sound review of the DVD
• NME article mentioning the concert
• Telegraph article mentioning the concert
• Mirror article mentioning the concert